Alert 5

Watch the final flight of Blue Angel #5 at Hickory Regional Airport

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 by alert5

Blue Angel F/A-18A BuNo 162411 flew its final flight to Hickory Regional Airport on Nov. 13.

Continue reading “Watch the final flight of Blue Angel #5 at Hickory Regional Airport”

Two brothers are learning to fly the F-15C in the same B-Course

Posted on November 15, 2020 by alert5

Two brothers are now at the 173rd Fighter Wing where they will learn to fly the F-15C. According to instructors, this is the first time such a coincidence had happened.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jasper (left) and 1st Lt. David Arneberg are brothers who for the first time in 173rd Fighter Wing history are navigating the F-15C B-Course together, Nov. 12, 2020 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Although both completed Undergraduate Pilot Training and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals in separate locations, their paths converged when both tracked to F-15C aircraft at the sole schoolhouse for the Eagle in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson)

Continue reading “Two brothers are learning to fly the F-15C in the same B-Course”

RoCAF chief lifts grounding of F-5 by flying the first flight himself

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 by alert5

Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) chief Lt. Gen. Hsiung Hou-chi flew in a F-5F on Nov. 14 to prove that the jet is safe for flight following a fatal crash last month.